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▍ STATISTICAL PROJECTION · YEAR-END 2026

Based on current macro regime conditions and china treasury holdings's historical behaviour in similar regimes, the model projects 749,952.62 by 2026-12-31 ( +8.2% from 693,300 today). The 68% confidence range is 661,069.75 to 838,835.49; the wider 95% range is 575,742.19 to 924,163.05. Methodology below the headline.

Central Estimate
749,952.62
+8.2% vs current 693,300
68% Range (±1σ)
661,069.75 to 838,835.49
95% Range (±1.96σ)
575,742.19 to 924,163.05
Central estimate uses the unconditional 25-year historical average because current regime buckets had insufficient observations to produce a reliable blend.
METHOD: CENTRAL = SAMPLE-WEIGHTED MEAN OF PER-ANCHOR CURRENT-REGIME 1Y AVERAGES, SCALED TO 211-DAY HORIZON. BAND = ±σ√T USING 14.0% ANNUALIZED REALIZED VOL.
EXPECTED TO BE 749,952.62 BY 2026-12-31 (HIGHER FROM 693,300 ON 2026-02-28). NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.
▍ MODEL · STATISTICAL FORECAST · 2026

China Treasury Holdings Forecast 2026

Quantitative analysis from 297 observations of China Treasury Holdings history, joined to four universal macro regime classifications. Numbers are computed, not narrated.

ByConvex Research Desk·Edited byBen Bleier·
TREAS-TIC-CHINA · LAST
693,300
AS OF 2026-02-28
Percentile · 25Y History
31.3th

Performance by Window[02]

WINDOWNANN RETANN VOLRET/VOLHIT %TOTAL
1Y13-11.61%6.07%-1.9116.7%-11.60%
3Y35-7.47%6.46%-1.1523.5%-20.25%
5Y60-8.89%5.84%-1.5222.0%-37.21%
10Y120-5.74%5.64%-1.0232.8%-44.64%
All2979.76%14.01%0.7050.0%901.88%

Annualized total return = (1 + total)^(1/years) - 1. Ret/Vol is the annualized return divided by annualized volatility (Sharpe-equivalent without risk-free subtraction). Hit % = pct of single periods that were positive.

Where We Are Now[03]

Percentile Rank
31.3th
69200.00median 938300.001316700.00
Current value 693300.0000 on a 297-observation history going back to May 31, 2001.
Volatility Regime
normal
6.83%REALIZED 30D ANN
Sits at the 44.9th percentile vs full history. Median 7.00%.

Forward Returns by Macro Regime[04]

How China Treasury Holdings has performed historically conditional on the prevailing macro regime. The current bucket is highlighted; +1Y averages drive the headline signal above.

VIX
Volatility regime: Low (<15), Normal (15-25), Elevated (25-40), Extreme (>40)
CURRENT: 17.26 Normal (15-25)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Low (<15)641.25%3.65%10.63%1.40%58.7%
Normal (15-25)1040.37%2.93%11.26%0.36%53.1%
Elevated (25-40)352.39%4.20%14.73%12.46%57.1%
Extreme (>40)50.69%5.44%13.86%16.58%80.0%
10Y-2Y Yield Curve
Yield curve regime: Inverted (<0bps), Flat (0-100bps), Steep (>100bps)
CURRENT: 0.50 Flat (0-100bps)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Inverted (<0bps)270.42%0.27%2.70%-3.82%33.3%
Flat (0-100bps)740.19%0.87%5.47%-2.39%41.8%
Steep (>100bps)1071.68%5.97%17.93%11.29%71.0%
HY OAS Spread
Credit regime: Tight (<350bps), Normal (350-500bps), Stressed (>500bps)
CURRENT: 2.76 Tight (<350bps)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Tight (<350bps)39-0.48%-2.09%-8.92%-9.89%0.0%
Normal (350-500bps)65-0.28%-1.23%-3.16%-3.41%22.2%
Stressed (>500bps)29-0.67%-2.51%-6.36%-4.84%17.2%
Trade-Weighted Dollar
Dollar regime: bottom/middle/top tercile of trailing 5Y rolling distribution
CURRENT: 118.04 Weak (bottom tercile)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Weak (bottom tercile)320.83%6.04%22.19%21.75%78.1%
Neutral (middle)381.68%1.83%3.95%0.35%52.9%
Strong (top tercile)88-0.28%-0.90%-2.67%-3.32%25.9%

Forward returns are forward-looking from each historical observation in the bucket; +252d corresponds to one trading year. Buckets with fewer than 5 forward-return observations are reported as n/a. These are conditional historical averages, not forecasts.

Lead-Lag Relationships[05]

For each universally-recognised leading indicator, the lag at which the daily-return correlation peaks. Positive lag means the anchor leads China Treasury Holdings; negative means it lags.

ANCHORROLEPEAK LAGPEAK CORRZERO-LAGRELATIONSHIP
NFCIFinancial conditions+32d0.499-0.014leads target by 32d
10Y-2Y Yield SpreadRecession leader+53d-0.416-0.001leads target by 53d
Initial Jobless ClaimsLabor leader+45d0.357-0.030leads target by 45d
HY OAS SpreadCredit risk leader-14d0.269-0.038lags target by 14d
CopperGlobal growth proxy+51d0.1690.083leads target by 51d
VIXVolatility leader+56d-0.1550.031leads target by 56d
10Y Treasury YieldDiscount-rate driver-1d-0.153-0.074coincident
Baa-10Y SpreadCredit risk (slow)-5d-0.1500.002lags target by 5d
Trade-Weighted DollarFX driver-57d-0.149-0.139weak
U-Mich Consumer SentimentSurvey leader0d0.0000.000weak

Pearson correlation of daily returns over up to 25 years of overlapping history, searched across a ±60-day lag grid. Indicators classified as “weak” don't have meaningful predictive power at daily resolution; many of these (yield curve, NFCI, sentiment) lead at monthly/quarterly horizons instead.

Historical Analogs[06]

Periods where China Treasury Holdings sat at a similar percentile rank to today, with what happened over the next 30 / 90 / 252 trading days. Analogs are clustered to avoid double-counting nearby dates.

DATEVALUE+30D+90D+1Y
Dec 31, 2024759000.00003.33%-3.47%-8.51%
Sep 30, 2024772000.0000-1.54%1.59%-10.92%
May 31, 2024768300.00001.55%0.48%-4.80%
Feb 29, 2024775000.0000-0.98%0.67%-1.24%
Oct 31, 2023769600.00001.61%0.70%-1.23%

Worst Historical Drawdown[07]

-48.09%PEAK-TO-TROUGH
Peak Nov 30, 2013 → trough Dec 31, 2025. Has not yet recovered to prior peak.
All-time high: 1316700.0000 on Nov 30, 2013 · Current DD from ATH: -47.35%

Largest Single-Period Moves[09]

▲ Up
  • Jul 31, 201032.17%
  • Jul 31, 200521.82%
  • Jul 31, 200921.06%
  • Jul 31, 200219.63%
  • Jul 31, 200718.46%
▼ Down
  • Dec 31, 2011-8.19%
  • Nov 30, 2016-5.95%
  • Jul 31, 2025-4.89%
  • Sep 30, 2022-3.93%
  • Dec 31, 2009-3.68%

Calendar-Month Seasonality[10]

Average single-period return aggregated by the calendar month in which the period ended.

MONTHAVG RETURNHIT %N
January0.20%50.0%24
February0.26%52.0%25
March1.24%54.2%24
April0.23%50.0%24
May-0.01%58.3%24
June-0.06%44.0%25
July6.93%64.0%25
August0.20%40.0%25
September0.01%36.0%25
October0.30%44.0%25
November0.59%52.0%25
December0.29%56.0%25

N = 297 OBS · GENERATED 2026-05-18 13:30Z

Forecast Approach

regime implied: The current macro regime classification (Goldilocks, Reflation, Stagflation, or Deflation) dictates the expected direction and magnitude of movement, calibrated against historical regime performance.

Key Drivers & Risks

  • Macro regime
  • Monetary policy
  • Risk appetite

Historical Volatility

Moderate

Frequently Asked Questions

What factors could push China Treasury Holdings higher?

The primary drivers that tend to lift China Treasury Holdings depend on the current macro regime. Global trade flows carry early signals about inflation and growth that show up in U.S. prints with a lag. The NY Fed Global Supply Chain Pressure Index condenses shipping rates, delivery times, and backlogs into a single number, while Treasury TIC data reveals which foreign creditors are accumulating or shedding U.S. debt. Together they map how real goods and dollar balances circulate through the global system. Convex tracks these drivers live across the TIC Foreign Holdings category and flags when multiple forces align in the same direction. See the "Key Drivers & Risks" section on this page for the current list, and check the regime dashboard for how the macro backdrop is currently tilted.

What factors could push China Treasury Holdings lower?

The same transmission channels that drive China Treasury Holdings higher operate in reverse when conditions flip. The risk drivers listed above map directly to scenarios that, if triggered, would pull this metric in the opposite direction. Convex aggregates these into a scenario-weighted probability distribution rather than a point forecast, so the magnitude depends on which scenarios activate.

Where does consensus see China Treasury Holdings heading?

Rather than publish a point target that goes stale the day after release, Convex assembles consensus from the macro regime classification, active scenario probabilities, and historical base rates. Point forecasts from banks and strategists are worth reading for context, but they typically cluster around the consensus and miss the tail events that actually move markets. The scenario-weighted approach here captures that tail risk explicitly.

What is the historical range for China Treasury Holdings?

Historical ranges for China Treasury Holdings vary dramatically by regime. A level that is extreme in Goldilocks can be routine in Stagflation, and vice versa. The Historical Volatility section on this page describes the typical range and regime-specific behavior. For the full multi-decade history, visit the China Treasury Holdings chart page, which includes selectable time ranges up to five years and downloadable data.

How often is the China Treasury Holdings forecast updated?

This forecast page recalculates whenever the underlying data or regime classification changes, typically within hours of new data releases. The scenario probabilities refresh daily as the macro state is regenerated. Specific drivers listed on this page reflect the current state of the Convex regime engine, not static historical assumptions.

Is this forecast actionable for trading?

Convex forecasts are informational and educational. They describe probability distributions and regime-conditional paths rather than specific entry and exit levels. Traders and portfolio managers use them alongside other inputs including position sizing rules, risk management, and their own conviction calibration. They are not investment advice.

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